Method and apparatus for suppressing aeroengine contrails
US8402736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/962
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an aircraft, and the aircraft itself, comprising a gas turbine engine that exhausts a plume of gases in use, the aircraft is characterized by comprising an electromagnetic radiation generator and a waveguide to direct electromagnetic radiation at the exhaust plume to avoid the formation of contrails.
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